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NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 01: Head coach John Harbaugh (L) of the Baltimore Ravens and Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the San Francisco 49ers pose for the media during a press conference for Super Bowl XLVII at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on February 1, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Ravens will play the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Super Bowl XLVII is hours away. Are you a die-hard NFL fan who has been waiting all week for the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens match-up, or maybe you just learned that both franchises are undefeated in their Super Bowl appearances (49ers 5-0, Ravens 1-0)?

Whether you are a gridiron guru or Pop Warner pupil, here are a few tips to prepare you for Super Bowl Sunday...

Tickets. If you are lucky enough to be in New Orleans and you are trying to find last minute tickets, please use common sense before handing over your 401k. Generally, the face value of Super Bowl tickets ranges from $850 to $1,250. On the secondary market, fans can expect at least a 50% markup.

Kase Chong, the Director of Marketing at Scambook.com suggests, “fans [should] stick to authorized resellers like StubHub and eBay, which have safeguards to protect consumers against fraud. StubHub guarantees orders by replacing any tickets that turn out to be counterfeit or refunding the buyer's money.”

Chong and Scambook urge fans to take the following precautions:

1. Ask yourself if it is too good to be true. Look out for red flags such as the ticket price being extremely low compared to the average price on other listings. Any elaborate, emotional story explaining why the seller cannot attend the game is another common sign.

2. Do not pay via Western Union or money order. There are no buyer protections using wire transfers or payment methods like money orders and cashier's checks. If you send your money via Western Union, you won't be able to get it back if the seller turns out to be a scammer.

3. Examine the tickets carefully before money changes hands. Legitimate event tickets are printed on stiff, glossy paper. Examine the barcode to see if it has been tampered with and look for other suspicious signs like ragged edges, smudged printing, official logos that do not look right, misspelled words or wrong event details.

4. Never buy e-Tickets. Similarly, never buy electronic tickets that are emailed to you or printed out. E-Tickets are easy to counterfeit, or scammers can print and sell multiple copies.

5. Do not give the seller more personal information than necessary. Someone selling tickets on Craigslist has no need to know any of your sensitive personal information.

In the end, if you cannot score tickets to the big game, stay home and watch it with 111.3 million of your closest friends.

The Owner’s Box. At some point during Super Bowl XLVII, the cameras will pan to the owner’s box where you will find Steve Bisciotti and the DeBartolo York family.

Bisciotti was a minority owner when the Ravens won its first Super Bowl in 2001. He bought controlling interest of the team in 2004 from the late Art Modell, and since then he has gone through the progression of rebuilding the franchise. Bisciotti is often asked whether he is a hands-on or hands-off owner. He does not view his role as an either or, but instead a lot of both. “I’m not in the position to overrule my guys, but I am certainly in a position to question them until I am comfortable with their answers and decisions,” said Bisciotti.

The DeBartolo York family is going for their sixth Super Bowl victory. Eddie DeBartolo Jr. co-owned the 49ers from 1977-2000. In 1999, he was suspended by the NFL for one year after being found guilty of failing to report a felony arising from a gambling fraud and extrusion case. During that time, lawsuits ensued, and he ultimately traded his interest in 49ers for his sister's, Denise DeBartolo York, real estate holdings in the DeBartolo Corporation. Today, DeBartolo York's son, Jed York, is in his fourth season as the CEO of the 49ers. He is credited for reviving the franchise the same way his uncle built it.

The Coaches: Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh. Last season we watched the Harbaugh brothers, Ravens head coach, John Harbaugh, and 49ers head coach, Jim Harbaugh, lose the AFC and NFC Championships respectively. I can only imagine the first conversation between the brothers after the heartbreaking losses.